Which James Bond Theme Recording

I cannot imagine any self-respecting audiophile Bond-fan not having all of the original theme music. I thought the Casino Royale theme was pretty well done. I also like the Dr No and FRWL themes. Among covers, there are lots out there, from Din of Inequity's, note above, to my favorite album of Bond music covers, Count Basie's redo of the major tunes out of the first four movies (original album cut in 1964-65 or so, and re-released several years ago) - great big band version.

How about being a Slave to the Rhythm? Notably one of the better Bond adversaries unless you prefer Jaws!

I still like Goldfinger the best. Shirley Bassey's range is just phenomenal!

Whenever I feel that spy-thing coming on, I pull out my trusty old: "The best of James Bond 30th Anniversary edition". A nice 2cd set. It contains two versions of "Mr. Kiss-Kiss Bang Bang". While Dionne Warwick sings a nice song, Shirley Bassey sings it as if she actually had her brains f***** out by Mr.007. Another way of putting it might be that Dionne dated the Roger Moore 007 and Shirley dated the Sean Connery 007.

I have most of the original soundtracks on CD, some are better than others but that is subjective:

My top three tracks are:

#1) The Spy Who Loved Me track #5 Nobody Does It Better (instrumental), you can hear Hamlish really pound on the paino keys, great orchestra, and a sence that this was recorded in a very large high ceiling room.

#2) A View to a Kill track #4 Bond meets Stacey, this is an instrumental cut of A view to a Kill. Incredible dynamics and orchestral arrangement.

#3) The Living Daylights track #5 Kara Meets Bond. You can hear the person playing the flute breathing in between the notes.

Enjoy: